Governor Kim Jin Tae Visits Chuncheon Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market: "All-Out Efforts to Stabilize Chuseok Table Prices"

Governor Kim Visits Chuncheon Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market for September "With the Residents" Activities
Checks Supply of Key Items Like Apples and Pears, Personally Transports Auctioned Produce
"Operating Comprehensive Price Management Situation Room... Thorough Price Control Through Supply Adjustments"

Jin Tae Kim, Governor of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, continued his September on-site activities for "With the Residents" by visiting the Chuncheon Sanongdong Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market at 6 a.m. on the 26th, ahead of the Chuseok holiday.

Jin Tae Kim, Governor of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, is carrying a box of pears at the Chuncheon Sanong-dong Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market at 6 a.m. on the 26th, ahead of the Chuseok holiday. Provided by Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province

The Chuncheon Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market handles over 280 items, ranging from vegetables and fruits to simple processed foods. It provides producers with stable sales channels and supplies residents with fresh and safe food.

This visit was arranged to directly check the supply and demand of ritual foods and price trends, to review measures for stabilizing holiday prices, and to encourage those working at the market from early dawn.

Governor Kim visited the auction house to observe the shipping and auction processes for key items featured on the Chuseok table, such as apples and pears, and checked price trends and supply conditions. On this day, apples were being traded at 75,000 won per 5 kilograms, which is about 30% higher than the average price in previous years. Shine Muscat grapes were being sold at 8,000 won per 2 kilograms, reflecting a 40% decrease compared to the average price in previous years.

He also checked the price fluctuations and changes in consumer demand for each item, emphasizing, "Price management that residents can truly feel is more important than anything else."

Governor Kim told wholesale market officials, "While the sun is just beginning to rise, all the work at the wholesale market is already done," and expressed his gratitude to those who work hard from early morning to supply fresh agricultural products.

He added, "As the Chuseok holiday approaches, agricultural product prices are gradually rising. We plan to manage this by setting up a comprehensive price management situation room at the provincial government and operating a reporting center to ensure that Chuseok table prices do not rise excessively."

He also stated, "Especially with recent droughts raising concerns about the supply of highland crops, we will thoroughly manage prices by adjusting supply volumes as needed."

Jin-Tae Kim, Governor of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, is carrying a box of Soyang River peaches at the Chuncheon Sanong-dong Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market at 6 a.m. on the 26th, ahead of the Chuseok holiday. Provided by Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province

Governor Kim personally loaded boxes of auctioned fruits onto a cart and transported them directly to the intermediate wholesalers' shops.

Meanwhile, the province has established comprehensive measures for the Chuseok holiday and designated 22 key agricultural and marine products commonly served during the holiday as priority items for intensive management, actively working to stabilize holiday food prices.

In addition, the province is focusing on facility safety inspections and management to revitalize the wholesale market, and is actively expanding local distribution centers that support the collection, sorting, packaging, and storage of agricultural products to improve logistics efficiency.

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